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Frontline report: Ukrainian drones strike key Russian drone facility 1,200km behind lines

Five Ukrainian drones carrying 250-kilogram bombs successfully struck Russia's main Shahed assembly line in Yelabuga, creating a critical production bottleneck over 1,200 kilometers from the frontline.

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Frontline report: New British truck turns Russian drones into electronic confetti — and Ukraine wants it bad

In live-fire tests, Britain’s new microwave weapon disabled 100 Russian drones at once — for pennies per shot.

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Frontline report: Ukraine just blew up a year’s worth of Russian ammo — six million shells, gone

The 51st Arsenal in Vladimir Oblast — holding 264,000 tons of shells, missiles, and rockets — exploded after a suspected Ukrainian attack.

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Frontline report: Ukraine forms new elite Azov-led Army Corps near critical Toretsk sector

The Toretsk direction, among the most volatile zones in eastern Ukraine, has become the operational focus for a major military restructuring announced on 24 April.

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Frontline report: Russia loses entire battalion in failed mechanized assault in largest Zaporizhia offensive since 2023

Russia's gamble to seize Orikhiv before a potential ceasefire has backfired catastrophically, with Ukrainian forces decimating almost an entire battalion and destroying dozens of armored vehicles without surrendering any territory.

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Frontline report: Colombia’s drug war vets are crushing North Korean commandos in Russia’s Belgorod

Colombia’s jungle fighters are using cartel war tactics to dismantle North Korean units one strike at a time.

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Frontline report: Russian insane 150-motorcycle assault near Pokrovsk decimated as Ukraine destroys 96 bikes and 21 IFVs

Today, there are a lot of interesting updates from the Pokrovsk direction. Here, in one of the most…

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A screenshot from the RFU News - Reporting from Ukraine video, 21 April.

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s F-16 precision strikes decimate Russian forces in Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian forces have seized 13 square km in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, drawing Russian resources away from both Sumy and the critical Eastern Ukrainian battlefields.

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Frontline report: German wooden AI drones just smoked Putin’s troops in Ukraine

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Frontline report: German wooden AI drones just smoked Putin’s troops in Ukraine

Ukraine is using HF1 loitering drones with plywood frames to strike Russian air defenses more than 50 kilometers behind the front.

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Frontline report: Ukraine's sci-fi laser weapon Tryzub blinds Russian pilots and melts drones mid-air

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s sci-fi laser weapon Tryzub blinds Russian pilots and melts drones mid-air

It marks a potential strategic shift—from intercepting Shahed drones to disabling entire Russian aerial operations.

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s F-16s and Mirages are blasting Russian commanders with French smart bombs

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s F-16s and Mirages are blasting Russian commanders with French smart bombs

In just two weeks, Ukraine’s Western jets struck 19 high-value Russian positions, many housing field commanders.

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Frontline report: Trump "accidentally" hits Putin's oil budget with a $20 billion bomb

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Frontline report: Trump “accidentally” hits Putin’s oil budget with a $ 20 billion bomb

Russia’s oil revenues plunged after Trump’s trade moves triggered a global price drop, cutting deep into the Kremlin’s primary source of income.

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Frontline report: Ukrainian paratroopers funnel Russian infantry into deadly kill zones in Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian forces employ flexible defensive tactics in Kursk-Sumy border region, using night ambushes and strategic minefields to halt Russian attempts to establish a buffer zone.

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Frontline report: Ukraine tightens grip on tiny Shevchenko near Pokrovsk as drones shred 1,100 Russians in the mud

Perched on high ground, Shevchenko secures Ukraine’s line around Pokrovsk, disrupting Russian supply and advancing routes to the west.

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Frontline report: Ukrainian special forces secure Kotlyne while repelling southern assaults

Ukrainian troops have sealed a tactical ring around Kotlyne, Donetsk Oblast, after weeks of dismantling outer defensive layers, forcing Russian soldiers to flee, surrender, or face drone strikes.

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A screenshot from the RFU News - Reporting from Ukraine YouTube video, 12 April

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s elite brigade decimates half Russian battalion in single day

Forced to deploy infantry without armor support in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian commanders sacrificed hundreds of soldiers in open-field assaults against well-prepared Ukrainian positions with FPV drones.

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Frontline report: Russia ran out of armor, so Ukraine is stopping waves of troops with one machine gun near Pokrovsk

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Frontline report: Russia ran out of armor, so Ukraine is stopping waves of troops with one machine gun near Pokrovsk

With armored vehicles in short supply, Russia is sending infantry into battle in civilian vans — and they’re being stopped by basic Ukrainian defenses.

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Frontline report: One river chokepoint could stop 30,000 Russian troops near Lyman – and Ukraine is hitting it hard

By striking a fragile foothold across the river, Ukraine is moving to derail Russia’s plan to turn scattered gains into a single assault axis.

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Frontline report: Russia weaponizes drones against its own retreating soldiers in desperate push toward Lyman

Ukrainian intelligence has uncovered Russia's modern version of barrier troops - using drones to execute their own retreating soldiers near Torske, as commanders sacrifice waves of poorly-trained conscripts in an increasingly desperate bid to capture northern Donetsk Oblast.

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Frontline report: Ukraine’s new commander appointment transforms eastern battlefield

In Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk directions where General Mykhailo Drapatyi coordinates defense, Ukraine increased combat effectiveness and crippled Russian artillery.

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